The exchange for real property.
A stock exchange trades shares of companies. The GEMS Exchange trades the real thing — property, notes, cash and 1031 money — between Upstate owners who trade what they have for what they want. Free to list. No commissions. Benefits for all parties involved.
On the board now
The listings
- Open
- 2
- In talks
- 0
- Next trading session
- Thu, Nov 5
Real Estate 1Note 1
- PROP·682Open
Real Estate · $100K–$250K
Wellford, SC · Listed Oct 17
Seeking: Cash out · Monthly income
- NOTE·4B9Open
Note · $100K–$250K
Liberty, SC · Listed Oct 16
Seeking: Higher yield
Shown publicly: kind, area, size range and the benefits sought. Addresses, exact figures and names are for signed-in members.
Same idea, real property
How it compares to a stock exchange
| Stock exchange | GEMS Exchange | |
|---|---|---|
| What trades | Shares of a company | Property, notes, cash, 1031 money |
| How a deal gets made | A price matches a price | A have matches a want — often three or four parties in a loop |
| What you're after | A higher price | Benefits: income, less management, tax deferral, cash out |
| The trading floor | A building in New York | A room in Greenville, first thursday of the month |
| Cost to list | Listing fees and commissions | Free — no fees, no commissions |
| Who closes it | The exchange's clearing house | The parties, with their own attorney, CPA and agent |
Three steps
01
List
Post what you have and what you want. It gets a symbol on the board, and the details stay with members.
02
Bid
Members raise a hand — “I'd take that” — or offer something of theirs. At the session, Jason walks the room through the board.
03
Exchange
When the haves and wants line up, the parties sit down with their own advisors and paper it. Nothing closes on this website.
Questions people ask
- Is the GEMS Exchange a stock or securities exchange?
- No. It borrows the look of one — symbols, a board, a trading floor — but nothing here is a security, a share or an investment offering. It's a board where members show what they own and what they want, so they can find each other and talk. Every deal is made directly between the parties, with their own advisors.
- Does it cost anything, and does GEMS take a cut?
- No. The online board is free — you just need an approved account — and GEMS takes no commission on anything traded through it. Dues are for the in-person session and are paid at the door. If a member hires an agent, attorney or CPA for their side of a deal, that's their arrangement.
- Who can see the details of a listing?
- Members. This public page shows only the kind of listing, the area, a size range and the benefits the holder is seeking — never the address, the exact numbers or the person's name. Signed-in members see the full listing and can message the holder.
- What can be listed?
- Property, notes and paper, cash looking for a home, 1031 exchange money with a deadline, and opportunities that need a partner. The point is creative exchange — trading benefits — not a for-sale-by-agent listing.
- Where does the trading actually happen?
- On the board all month, and in person at the session. First Thursday of the month, 9 AM to noon, at Trailblazer Brokerage, 3795 E North St, Greenville.
The GEMS Exchange is a members' listing board and a monthly meeting, not a securities exchange, broker-dealer or investment adviser. Nothing on it is an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy a security. Listings are posted by members and are not verified by GEMS. Talk to your own attorney, CPA and licensed real-estate professional before you sign anything.
Pull up a chair at the next session
Your first 2 sessions are free — no invitation needed. Tell us you're coming and a member will send the details. Bring a deal to present, or just sit in and see how the room works.
First 2 sessions free · No invitation needed · Bring a deal or just listen